Bx/exc lymph node/open/superfic 38500 at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital

2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA · Multicare · · NPI 1053373480

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$447.60

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,119.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$548.31 with Riverside Christian vs $12,734.24 with Premera — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Riverside Christian Commercial $548.31 ↑ +23%
Multiplan/PHCS All Commercial Plans $951.15 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial $951.15 ↑ +113%
First Health All Commercial Plans $958.98 ↑ +114%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $958.98 ↑ +114%
Molina Apple Health $1,961.54 ↑ +338%
Community Health Plan of Washington Apple Health $2,076.92 ↑ +364%
United Healthcare Apple Health $2,211.54 ↑ +394%
Coordinated Care Apple Health $2,211.54 ↑ +394%
WellPoint Apple Health $2,278.84 ↑ +409%
SCAN MedAdvantage $4,579.47 ↑ +923%
Cigna Sterling MedAdvantage $4,671.06 ↑ +944%
Regence MedAdvantage $4,716.85 ↑ +954%
United Healthcare MedAdvantage $4,808.44 ↑ +974%
Community Health Plan of Washington MedAdvantage $4,808.44 ↑ +974%
Aetna MedAdvantage $4,808.44 ↑ +974%
WellCare MedAdvantage $4,854.23 ↑ +985%
First Choice MHS Employee MCC/PPO $5,026.63 ↑ +1023%
Kaiser MedAdvantage $5,129.00 ↑ +1046%
Community Health Plan of Washington Cascade Care $7,327.15 ↑ +1537%
Ambetter Coordinated Care Exchange $7,830.89 ↑ +1650%
First Choice First Choice PPO $8,240.38 ↑ +1741%
Kaiser HMO/PPO $9,557.08 ↑ +2035%
United Healthcare Commercial $10,522.00 ↑ +2251%
Regence RealValue $10,680.18 ↑ +2286%
Uniform Medical All Commercial Plans $11,467.38 ↑ +2462%
Premera Prime $11,863.51 ↑ +2550%
Regence Blue High Performance $11,866.87 ↑ +2551%
Regence MCC/AHN $11,866.87 ↑ +2551%
Regence Commercial $11,866.87 ↑ +2551%
Premera Other Commercial Plans $12,734.24 ↑ +2745%
Premera Signature $12,734.24 ↑ +2745%

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Bx/exc lymph node/open/superfic 38500 at other Washington hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle $8,856.48 $4,534.03 – $14,753.91
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle $8,856.48 $4,534.03 – $14,208.59
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah $8,856.48 $4,546.75 – $14,753.91
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley $2,590.40 $1,960.71 – $15,298.21
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn $3,810.00 $2,005.54 – $18,794.97
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup $3,810.00 $2,051.91 – $18,794.97
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle $5,963.43 $5.67 – $1,154.16
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia $3,810.00 $2,158.28 – $20,257.40

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